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descanso.

A cross placed at the site of a violent, unexpected death, in memoriam.

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Meaning & usage

noun/dɛsˈkɑːnsoʊ/
  1. A cross placed at the site of a violent, unexpected death, in memoriam.

    The highways of the USA are littered with descansos, silent reminders of automobile accidents.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Spanish descansardeverb. Spanish descansobor. English descanso Borrowed from Spanish descanso (“place of rest, as of a funeral procession”).

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